Right now testing with the free 24h tryout WiMP HiFi option (on top of
my regular WiMP Premium subscription) on my Squeezebox Touch and with
latest LMS 7.8 build (7.8.0 - 1384348383 @ Wed Nov 13)...

And yes, my Squeezebox Touch and Web UI reports I'm playing:

File Format: FLAC (WiMP)
Bitrate: PCM VBR

Don't know if it is supposed to say so in bitrate? I would have expected
something like constant 1.411 kbps rate. Not VBR which I believe stands
for Variable BitRate ? Michael/mherger, are you monitoring this thread?

A "regular" WiMP PREMIUM (AAC 320) subscription is DKK 99 pr. month in
Denmark. That is exactly the same as for an equivalent Spotify Premium
subscription. But yes, WiMP HiFi is twice that price, DKK 199. I've been
using both Spotify and WiMP for some time on both Android devices and on
my Squeezebox setup. WiMP is pretty much as good as Spotify on both
Android devices and in my Squeezebox setup. Also I have the impression
they have very similar amount of music. Sometimes I can only find
something on one of the services (sometimes it's WiMP, sometimes it's
Spotify having something the competitor doesn't have). But it is getting
more and more rare there are any differences, except sometimes when one
of the services has an exclusive agreement with the artist for the first
week before or after the official release.

WiMP Premium/WiFi has an offline mode for the apps, but I don't think
you can "buy the files for download" so they can be played anywhere.



/Stig Nygaard
http://www.rockland.dk
http://www.last.fm/user/rockland
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Server: LMS 7.8.0-1384348383 (20131113) on ReadyNAS Ultra 2
Controller/players: Squeezebox Classic, 2x Squeezebox Touch, 2x
OrangeSqueeze/SqueezePlayer
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